On 27th March University of Sheffield’s P3 Centre invited international delegates from across the Agri-tech industry to participate in a full programme of talks, networking and a “Question Time” panel event. Over 120 attendees joined us in the grand location of the University’s Firth Hall to discuss how we can work… Full story

A new study from The University of Sheffield’s P3 centre, (Plant Production and Protection) led by Professors Jurriaan Ton and Beining Chen, has discovered a new priming compound that can prime resistance against a broad range of diseases. By adopting RBH as a priming agent in plant species such as… Full story

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have identified what is driving crop resistance to herbicides on a national scale. The costs of weed management have doubled due to evolved herbicide resistance. Farms that use a greater volume of herbicide have more resistance. New findings could have an important impact on… Full story

Professor Julie Gray, a scientist in the Plant Production and Protection (P3) Centre at the University of Sheffield has been shortlisted for one of the 2017 Newton Prizes. Professor Gray was shortlisted for the prize along with her research colleagues Dr Apichart Vanavichit of the Rice Gene Discovery Unit at… Full story

New research published this week by University of Sheffield scientists is rewriting our textbook understanding of how plants breathe. Plants “breathe” by taking up carbon dioxide and expelling oxygen through microscopic pores called stomata, which are surrounded by guard cells. The research proposes a new mechanism of how the stomata… Full story

The Knowledge Exchange (KE) Team for the Plant Production and Protection (P3) Centre at the University of Sheffield was last night named as one of the two runners-up to the ‘KE Team of the Year’ at the Praxis Unico Impact Awards. Being named as a finalist reflected how the team… Full story

Researchers from the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures at the University of Sheffield have shed light on how hunter-gatherers first began farming and how crops were domesticated to depend on humans. Domesticated crops have been transformed almost beyond recognition in comparison with their wild relatives – a change that happened… Full story

From window boxes and growbags to greenhouses and allotments, scientists need your help to measure the amount of own-grown fruit and vegetables across the UK in the first national estimate of the 21st century. The MYHarvest survey, which will be the first since the famous Dig for Victory campaign during… Full story

Scientists from the Plant Production and Protection (P3) Centre at the University of Sheffield were delighted to be able to welcome Paul Ramsbottom, CEO of the Wolfson Foundation to visit their labs at the beginning of April. The Wolfson Foundation awarded £1 million to P3 in 2016 and this was… Full story

With an estimated 12 million loaves sold in the UK every day, bread remains a staple of the British diet. In a ground-breaking study researchers from the University of Sheffield have now calculated the environmental impact of a loaf of bread and which part of its production contributes the most… Full story